Dear readers, it happened! With all the troubles and delays, D. and I got married. It was really nice, though I have to admit I was quite nervous, and can't remember some details from the wedding. The thrill did its thing.

I wrote about my thoughts on wedding dresses, so I won't repeat myself. The dress I wore was, among all, a very simple one. I used a pattern from the Italian magazine La Mia Boutique 7/1997, #16. I am attached to this model because I sewed the same pattern a long time ago, while I was at high school. At the time it was the prettiest garment I'd made. When the dress became too tight to wear it, I kept it in a closet for a long time, hoping I would wear it again some day. However, that never happened (now I'm glad about that now - I was too skinny before!), so I gave away the dress to someone who could wear it, but I was heartbroken. Ever since I've been thinking of remaking the dress. Actually, I sewed another dress meanwhile, using a patterned linen, which swallowed the pattern lines and the dress turned out as a pale variation of the original. A few years ago I bought a gorgeous white embroidered cotton that was perfect for the pattern. However, the fabric stayed in my stash for a long time, since I couldn't find the right occasion to wear a dress with (half) naked back.

I apologize for the not so good pictures -at the time I didn't think of the blog and posting nor of whether the pictures would show all the details. I slightly altered the original pattern - I shortened the skirt slightly bellow my knees. Also, I had to reshape the neckline, since it seat to high. The dress is extremely comfortable, which is important if you have to spend a whole day wearing it. It is completely lined with a thin white cotton.

Here are a few photos of the back, where a surprise was - a hole on a lower back. Everybody was quite surprised by this detail, since the dress looked rather conservative from the front. But that was the trick that fascinated me on this dress - it killed the monotony, while not revealing too much.

Unfortunately, you can't see on the photos a detail that I embroidered with glass beads. I used a contour of the embroidered motif, and beaded it with pearls, to give the dress a glamorous note. The detail is positioned on front, above the right knee.

I wore a coral red jacket with the dress, and which matches my shoes. The day was rather sunny and warm, so I took off the jacket, and this is the best photo I can show you. Therefore, I'll write a separate post about it, as well about the suit I made for my mom.